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Morrow Mountain State Park General Management Plan 2 Haw This page intentionally left blank MORROW MOUNTAIN STATE PARK GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 2 HAW Table of Contents I. Mission and Purpose…………………………………………………………………………………………………...4 II. History………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 III. Themes and Inventory…………………………………………………………………………………………..…… .9 IV. Planning……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 MORROW MOUNTAIN STATE PARK GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 3 HAW I. MISSION AND PURPOSE General Management Plans: The North Carolina General Statute 143B-135.52 requires each park to have an individual General Management Plan. As required, these plans seek to identify an individual parks purpose as a unit within the larger parks system and provide an analysis of the parks major resources and facilities. The General Management Plan also identifies current and future needs of the park and prioritizes a list of proposed projects intended to meet those identified needs. These plans are considered living documents, recognizing the various and dynamic factors which influence the planning process. Each park’s GMP is scheduled to be revisited every five years, or sooner if needed, to reflect the direction and vision of the State Parks Division. State Parks Mission The 1987 State Parks Act also defines the purpose of the state parks system is within the mission statement. It establishes that: the State of North Carolina offers unique archaeologic, geologic, biologic, scenic and recreational resources. These resources are part of the heritage of the people of this State. The heritage of a people should be preserved and managed by those people for their use and for the use of their visitors and descendants. MORROW MOUNTAIN STATE PARK GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 4 HAW Park Overview: Located in the central region of the State, within 2 hours drive of the urban centers of Raleigh and Charlotte, Morrow Mountain State park is 110 miles west of Raleigh and 45 miles east of Charlotte and 75 miles south of Triad region. Morrow Mountain can be accessed by U.S. 27 from Charlotte, and US 1/Interstate 64 from Raleigh, Interstate 73 from Greensboro. The theme of the park is the unique archeological experience and rugged terrain within proximity to Uwharrie National Forest. Town of Badin provides a small-town experience. Nestled into the western side of the Uwharrie National Forest, Morrow Mountain State park is just an hour drive from Charlotte and Greensboro. PARK PURPOSE: Morrow Mountain was made a state unit to protect the natural resources, water quality protection, interpretive historical sites and provide passive and active recreational opportunities. The pinnacle of Morrow Mountain State Park are erosional remnants formed over hundreds of millions of years. In 1935, local advocacy to establish a State Park led to state legislation that authorized the Stanly County Board of Commissioners to issue bonds for the purchase Community building is used for office space event and meeting space MORROW MOUNTAIN STATE PARK GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 5 HAW of park land. Once the land was acquired, it was transferred to the State of North Carolina for development, management and administration. Over 1,800 acres were donated to the State by 1935 through this process, creating the park. Early park development was undertaken by Great Depression Era programs such as: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and Works Progress Administration (WPA). The most significant geological resources are the monadnocks, which are low mountains composed of extrusive igneous rock and capped with meta- rhyadacite, commonly known as rhyolite, an erosion- resistant rock of volcanic origin. Morrow Mountain is one of the tallest of several monadnocks that are remnants of the topography and geology of the ancient Uwharrie Mountains. One of the largest pre- historic quarries in North Carolina is found along the Mountain Loop Trail at the summit. Argillite, a rock often mistaken for slate, is found in many low areas, particularly along stream beds where it has been Museum located near the office, was constructed out of argillite stone mined in the park exposed by erosion. Meta-basalt and meta-gabbros make up the boulder fields found on the western side of the park. Significant biological resources include high quality plant communities, diverse and abundant wildlife populations, and habitat for the bald eagle. The park protects a 1,400-acre registered natural area containing five plant communities: piedmont monadnock forest, dry-mesic oak- hickory forest, mesic mixed hardwoods (piedmont subtype), and piedmont/coastal plains heath bluff, and piedmont/low mountain alluvial forest. The natural communities represent the diverse forest ecosystem. Significant archaeological resources include both prehistoric and historic features. The hard, fine-textured rhyolite was valued by Native Americans for making tools and points, and the park protects one of the most significant prehistoric quarry sites in the southeastern United States. The Lowder Ferry site located by the boat house was partially excavated by Joffre Coe in 1949 and holds potential for future archeological studies. The park also contains prehistoric camps, villages, Boathouse overlooking Pee Dee is a destination area for burial grounds, and seasonal fishing sites. the park. Significant historic resources include the site of early ferry service crossing the Yadkin and Pee Dee rivers, the home site of physician and horticulturalist Dr. Francis Kron, and rural farmsteads, homesites and graveyards. MORROW MOUNTAIN STATE PARK GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 6 HAW The mountains, forests and the lakeshore provide large and diverse acreage to provide opportunities for recreational resources. Exhibits inside museum interpret the unique geological and archeological significance of the region MORROW MOUNTAIN STATE PARK GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 7 HAW II. HISTORY The discovery of artifacts in the area attests to the presence of Native Americans 12,000 years before European settlement. European colonization began along the banks of the Pee Dee River in the 1700’s. A public ferry was established by the 1760’s and was an integral part of the Salisbury Fayetteville Market Road. Development of the park began in the 1930s through the efforts of a local committee interested in establishing a state park in the area. By 1937, more than 3,000 acres of land had been acquired, much of it was donated by the citizens of Stanly County. The park was opened to the public in the summer of 1939. Early development of park property was a cooperative effort between state and federal governments. Work crews of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Work Projects Administration constructed many of the facilities from 1935 to 1941. Additional facilities were constructed with State funds in the 1950’s and 1960’s. The homestead of Dr. Francis Kron, who was born in Prussia and immigrated to America in 1823, is located at the foot of Fall Mountain in the park. He is recognized as the first medical doctor to settle and practice medicine in the Exhibits explain the history of Native American, European and Civilian Conservation Corps in the park southern piedmont region of North Carolina. He was a noted horticulturalist that grew a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. He conducted many experiments grafting trees, an innovative technique at the time. His home, doctor's office, infirmary, and greenhouse were reconstructed in the 1960’s and represent the historical context of the 1870's. Kron house represents homestead and unique horticulture practices MORROW MOUNTAIN STATE PARK GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 8 HAW III. THEMES AND INVENTORY Themes The significant archeological, geologic, scenic, recreational and biological resources of North Carolina should be represented in the State Park system. These resources, as cited in the State Parks Act, are divided into sub-categories called resource “themes”. There have been 108 themes identified that should be protected to preserve representative examples of unique resources. For this General Management Plan, only themes that are of high significance to Morrow Mountain State Park are shown. Morrow Mountain State Park Themes Table Theme Type Theme Morrow State Parks Mountain System Significance Representation Archeological/Historic Cemetery High Adequate Archeological/Historic Commercial High Moderate Archeological/Historic Recreation High Adequate Archeological/Historic Rural-Domestic High Adequate Archeological/Prehistoric Burial/Cemetery High Moderate Archeological/Prehistoric Campsite/Activity Area High Adequate Archeological/Prehistoric Quarry-Other High Adequate Archeological/Prehistoric Rock Art High Moderate Archeological/Prehistoric Trail/Path High Adequate Archeological/Prehistoric Village High Moderate Archeological/Standing Rural-Domestic High Adequate Structure Biological Piedmont and Coastal Plain High Adequate Mesic Forests Biological Piedmont and Coastal Plain Oak High Adequate Forests Biological Piedmont and Mountain High Moderate Floodplains Biological Piedmont and Mountain Glades High Little and Barrens Biological Piedmont Upland Pools and High Moderate Depressions Geological Gorges, Rapids, Waterfalls High Adequate Geological Inselbergs (Monadnocks) High Adequate Geological Intrusions High Adequate Geological Metamorphic Features High Adequate Geological Sedimentary Features High Moderate MORROW MOUNTAIN STATE PARK GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 9 HAW Geological Volcanic Features High Adequate Scenic Scenic Vistas High Moderate Scenic Reservoirs/Lakes Adequate High Scenic Rivers
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